Friday, September 13, 2013

Module #3: Color Theory and Emotional Effects


1. Color is white light that reflected onto objects and then to your eyes. Without light there would be no color, and actual objects have no real color we just perceive them that way. Different colors can make you happy, sad, or scared. Certain colors can remind you of cultural events or even command you to do certain things like slow down at a yellow light.

2. I think the most interesting aspect of color is the actual color theory. The fact that white light can be refracted into the colors of the rainbow is amazing. And an added level of astonishment comes from the fact that if you take the 2 prisms you can filter the colored light back into white light.

3. Color and emotions go hand in hand but more in a twisted less implicit way. Some colors can make you afraid or confused when placed together, or even lose your appetite.

4. It was only slightly touched upon in the video but I think the hugest thing that left an impact on me was the use of certain highlights of color that were added to painting that somehow gave them a glow that added a sort of humanization to flat 2d paintings. A great example of this was the Mona Lisa she has a little “light” that graces her skin that adds depth and dimension and gives her a human like appeal.

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